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Afghan girls head back to school as Taliban end ban

by Jay DESHMUKH and Aysha SAFI Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) - Groups of girls headed back to class in…

Four Ukrainian children flown to US for cancer treatment

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States announced Tuesday that four Ukrainian children had been flown to an American…

Biden heads to Europe to bolster West’s unity, toughen Russia sanctions

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden leaves Wednesday for Europe on…

EU opens arms to fleeing Ukrainian researchers

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - The EU is extending an online welcome to Ukrainian scientists and researchers fleeing the war in…

‘Here there is nothing’: Yemen’s Aden scarred by grinding war

by Shatha Yaish Agence France-Presse ADEN, Yemen (AFP) - Bullet-riddled homes, buildings turned to rubble and countless pictures of "martyrs":…

Russia sentences Kremlin critic Navalny to nine years in jail

  POKROV, Russia (AFP) -- A Russian court on Tuesday found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of additional charges…

Russia would only use nuclear weapons faced with ‘existential threat’: Kremlin

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Russia would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if…

Fortress Kyiv holds breath ahead of feared Russian assault

by Hervé BAR Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - Filled with mountains of sandbags and weapons at the ready, Kyiv…

NATO invites Zelensky to address summit via videolink

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to address a special NATO summit Thursday discussing the…

6.7-magnitude quake rattles Taiwan: USGS

by Amber WANG TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday, rattling…

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